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  • Poll [20 votes]: Boss Fights In Halo 3?
Subject: No More Boss Fights In Halo 3
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Poll: Boss Fights In Halo 3?  [closed]
Yes, I liked them in Halo 2:  25%
(5 Votes)
Mixed feelings.:  25%
(5 Votes)
Yes, they are necessary to the plot:  5%
(1 Votes)
nOObiy i's playign RoOnscApE!!:  0%
(0 Votes)
No, I didn't like them. Not Halo-y enough.:  15%
(3 Votes)
No, its against my religion.:  30%
(6 Votes)
Total Votes: 20

I personally thought that the boss fights in Halo 2 were not that much fun, and felt quite different from the rest of the game. The prophet fight felt a little more natural I guess, but fighting Tartarus was just annoying as hell. It works for some first person shooters (ie. Metroid Prime) but I think Halo was great because it broke the tired formula of "level + boss fight = game" and was one of the most successful games in history. I think I'll just be kind of upset if I end up having to fight some long, contrived fight against Gravemind as my last moment of Halo glory. Thats all I got. Feel free to respond... or flame, I guess. Bottled up emotions are bad for you anyway so, whatever floats your boat.

Edit: Why the hell are my poll options out of order? Well?!? I expect and official apology from Bungie for making my OCD flare-up.

[Edited on 5/16/2006]

  • 05.16.2006 4:56 PM PDT
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This is kind random but....a big epic battle between the Chief and the marines against the covanent(depending on the storyline). And im talking like hundreds. Just a random thought I wanted to put out there.

  • 05.16.2006 5:15 PM PDT
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I like them because every boss is relevant to the storyline. It's not like in other games where you fight a boss that looks cool, but they really do not matter to the overall plot. In Halo, it's cool because you keep seeing and hearing about the boss's throughout the game, and then you finally get to take them down.
Would you rather just watch a cinematic of Master Chief killing a prophet, or would you rather climb up on top of him yourself and beat him to death?
Another part of it is Halo 1 did not have any major antagonists. The only real bad character was 343 Guilty Spark, and you couldn't fight him. When they intorduced other characters into the Halo Universe it became important to the story line that You kill them.
Also, the fights are pretty cool. Taking down the Scarab was cool and fun, and so was fighting Regret. Tarturas was alright, it could have been much cooler for a final battle, but it got the job done.
So, yeah. I like the fights and want to keep them, because I want to fight Gravemind, Truth, And even Cortana (because we all know that she is now rampant, and we are going to have to take her down.)

  • 05.16.2006 5:24 PM PDT
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Before I played it, at first I thought the level The Maw was going to be like that, like a four way between marines, covenant, flood, and sentinels. Boss battles are okay, but I prefer it when they are just as durable as normar enemies, but they are smarter and have better equipment, like the Heretic leader. He's just as tough as a normal elite, but he has holograms and a jetpack, so he just seems stronger.

  • 05.16.2006 5:26 PM PDT
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I think the fight against the scarab was awesome, and the fight against the Prophet was necessary

I think that, while it would have been fun to fight the Heretic Leader and Tartarus, they were made to hard to be realistic.

  • 05.16.2006 5:33 PM PDT
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Didn't like them, theres a reason why I loved halo, this was many of the changes I didn't enjoy between game 1 & 2, and it doesn't matter what I think.


cheers

  • 05.16.2006 5:36 PM PDT
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I feel boss fight like the one versus the scarab were good. The Heretic and Tartarus though. Those made me want to puke. I pulled a Darth Vader and yelled "NOOOOOOOOOOO!"

  • 05.16.2006 5:37 PM PDT
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I know boss fights are pretty lame but what the heck else would we do? Pursade them to join us?

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  • 05.16.2006 5:45 PM PDT
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Posted by: blackwrath 5150
This is kind random but....a big epic battle between the Chief and the marines against the covanent(depending on the storyline). And im talking like hundreds. Just a random thought I wanted to put out there.


I completely agree. Show off how power of the 360 and make a bloody awsome full scale assault between the brutes and normal marines or the flood and elites grunts and hunters.

  • 05.16.2006 5:47 PM PDT

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  • 05.16.2006 5:47 PM PDT